The anatomy of the bicipital tuberosity and distal biceps tendon

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 122-127

  Mazzocca, Augustus D ^a   Cohen, Mark ^b   Berkson, Eric ^b   Nicholson, Gregory ^b   Carofino, Bradley C ^a   Arciero, Robert ^a   Romeo, Anthony A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BICEPS BRACHII TENDON; BICIPITAL RADIUS TUBEROSITY; CADAVER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TENDON; ULNA;

CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIUS; TENDONS;

EID: 33846263633     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2006.04.012     Document Type: Article

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